Semester 6 course, 2003
[education] [scheme] Last update 2003.02.06 (2003.02.03 ) [2003.01.06]

Introduction

Link to B-Studienævnet, http://www.civil.auc.dk/b/.

Welcome presentation.

The 'IT in the Building Process' was introduced at semester 6 spring of the M.Sc. and B.Sc. education levels at Aalborg University. IT in the Building process can be further studied during semester 7 and semester 8 in the "Master of IT and Building Management" education.

Feed-back during the course can contribute to smaller changes of the content of the current course.

The semester 6 project work shall be documented and made accessible from the World Wide Web. This PE (Project Unit) course will give the background for digital project documentation used both as communication and decision tool in the design process and for storage of the project information.

Det overvejes, hvordan tidssvarende informationsteknologi (IT) med fordel kan anvendes i projektets levetid. Der udarbejdes bl.a.:

  • En organisationsplan for projektet i design- og udførelsesfasen.
  • De nødvendige informationsstrømme og informationslagre identificeres og de nødvendige informationskanaler og strukturer fastlægges.
  • Der analyseres, hvilke IT-værktøjer der er anvendelige til opgaven. Specielt fokuseres på anvendelsen af databaser, kommunikationsværktøjer og multimediepræsentationer:
    • Projektinformation kan lagres i databasen og gøres tilgængelig via www.
    • Byggepladsen kan dokumenteres (i tiden) ved hjælp af foto, interaktive film, 3D virtual reality og beskrivelser som for eksempel gøres tilgængelig via www.
    • Analyse af IT-værktøjer til brug for samarbejde mellem byggeprocessens parter (t internt i gruppen og eksternt)
  • Projektet præsenteres på www i form af problemformulering, løsningsstrategi, løsnings- forslag, og referencer samt erfaring med de benyttede IT-værktøjer.

Background

    It becomes increasingly important to achieve a deep understanding of the ongoing large scale introduction of IT-tools in the building process. We have for example some years been using the well known tools as spread sheets, databases and CAD systems. The focus now is on introducing new IT tools for collaboration and communication, knowledge storing, integration of resources, integration of computer application models, advanced multimedial interfaces and management of the actual change process and the design of completely new and unfamiliar IT-tools.

    There is in the building sector an increasing need for persons with knowledge both about the building process and information technology. The semester 6 IT-course will put the development of IT-tools in the building process in timely and global perspective, concretize the expected development within the area, explain and exemplify new possibilities to raise quality both on the final results (buildings and their use) as well as the building process itself by introduction of efficient IT-tools, give a deeper understanding of the role of IT in the future building process, give the fundaments for extended studies in particular areas and finally serve as a vehicle for distributed life long learning.

Goals

Det er kursets formål at give deltagerne indføring i anvendelse af informationsteknologi (IT) i byggeprocessen. /
To give an overall understanding of IT use in the building process in historic, present and furure perspectives.
and especially to mediate knowledge about
  • concepts, techniques and methods for capturing, dissemination and re-use of company and project knowledge and how building process models can be built-up
  • techniques and methods for structuring relational databases
  • techniques and methods for communication support within project work
  • techniques and methods for design and implementation of multimedia web interfaces
  • tools to support the design, implementation and use of group project webs.


Lectures will give theoretical background, overview, and illustration of future development within the area as well as inspiration for further reading and own exploration of IT-tools.

Content

Anvendelse af informationsteknologi i byggeprocessen med særligt hensyn til videnhåndtering og opbygning af digitale modeller af byggeprocessen til støtte for lagring af projektinformation, visualisering og projektsamarbejde samt IT-støtte til det færdige byggeprodukt. Gennemgang af tidssvarende IT-hjælpemidler med særlig vægt på

  • databasesystemer til håndtering af større datamængder.
  • Den relationelle datamodel: relationer/tabeller, SQL-sproget, nøgler og integritetsregler.
  • Udvikling af relationelle databasesystemer, herunder datamodellering og konceptuel modellering.
  • Design og udvikling af WWW-baseret projektinformation med adgang via multimediagrænseflader.
  • Opbygning og envendelse af digitale byggemodeller for dokumention og interaktiv visualsering af lösningsaltermativ.
  • IT anvendelsesmuligheder i byggeprocessens faser. Eksempler: produkt- og procesdata, kommunikationsstøtte, digital præsentation, intelligente bygninger og e-handel.

Project Webs shall be developed by the student groups and will contain the following main parts

  • problem description
  • solution strategy and findings from the project work
  • solution summary
  • references.

Course layout

The course starts Tuesday February 12 and ends Tuesday April 16 2002. 10 lectures and exercises in IT in the Building Process' are scheduled for the period (Thursday mornings between 08.15- 12.00).
All lectures will take place in hall F:108.
The exercises will take place in C:119
See also the Semester 6 HomePage at http://www.civil.auc.dk/b/semestre/6sem_k/index_6k.html

Lectures are meant to inspire to further individual and group learning activities. The lectures are documented on the web as lecture notes with pointers to further reading. The exercises can be carried through individually or as group works. Comments on lectures and exercises content are requested on the Word Wide web during the exercises.

Group project webs will be stored and evaluated in connection on the WWW (see also examen schedule) to serve as inspiration material for following years students. (See also previous student works 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 .

Participants

The course participants and their email are listed separately. Here you also find the semester 6 'projects on the web'.

Teachers:

Per Christiansson